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July 4, 2017
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Ann Dyke is the fourth generation in a long line of adventurous—and often seafaring—Lower Mainland women. Her great-grandmother Rosalia Pittendrigh, for example, arrived in New Westminster in 1874 after sailing around Cape Horn with her husband, British military officer Captain George Pittendrigh,...
June 9, 2017
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This year the Museum of Vancouver graciously hosted our annual Legacy Donor Appreciation Event. This event allows us the opportunity to express our gratitude to a group of thoughtful community members who have left a gift in their estate plans to Vancouver Foundation. Our guests were delighted to...
December 8, 2016
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Vancouver Foundation is pleased to introduce a new, easy to use, interactive web tool for you to learn how powerful your donation can be. Our Donation Calculator enables you to immediately see the tax savings available from your donation to Vancouver Foundation. The Donation Calculator features...
November 24, 2016
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1. CONSIDER YOUR CHARITABLE INTERESTS What are you passionate about? Arts and culture? Helping children? Medical research? When you establish a Donor Advised Fund at Vancouver Foundation, you will have the flexibility to support the charities and causes you care about most. 2. ESTABLISH YOUR FUND...
October 27, 2016
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We are pleased to release the Fall 2016 edition of the Vancouver Foundation Magazine, The Nature of Belonging. Vancouver Foundation Magazine brings you stories of modern philanthropy. It features the people and organizations that are making a difference in communities across British Columbia. We...
April 11, 2016
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April 10 to 16, 2016, is Make-a-Will Week in British Columbia. It is time to write your will or bring an existing will up-to-date! There are certain significant events in life that cause reflection. At those times, you should consider how the contents of your will reflect your personal...
November 6, 2015
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Michael Gordon wears many hats. He’s an avid skateboarder, a professor and an amateur documentary filmmaker. He’s also a City of Vancouver planner, and has devoted his career to shaping the city and its evolution into one of the country’s most vibrant and exciting urban centres. Though Gordon was...
November 2, 2015
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We are pleased to release the Fall 2015 edition of the Vancouver Foundation Magazine, Finding Inspiration in Generosity . Vancouver Foundation Magazine brings you stories of modern philanthropy. It features the people and organizations that are making a difference in communities across British...
September 16, 2015
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Each year we hold a Legacy Donor Appreciation event by partnering with local arts and cultural organizations that we have supported in the past. This is a great way for us to showcase these organizations and demonstrate some of Vancouver Foundation’s granting dollars in action. In September 2015,...
July 8, 2015
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Born and raised in Burnaby, Trevor Hall understands the importance of every person doing their part to make our community a better place to live. Trevor started his career as a youth care worker for a non-profit organization, providing front-line services for children with developmental...
June 10, 2015
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For the past six years Judie Cummer has been getting together with her neighbours to plan an annual block party, supported by a grant from Vancouver Foundation’s Neighbourhood Small Grants program. The block party draws up to 200 neighbours from the surrounding area and members of the local police...
March 12, 2015
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Takao Tanabe may be one of Canada’s most renowned artists, his 60-year career chronicled in detail by art institutions, journals and the media alike. But there’s a lesser-known side to his success story, one that the Vancouver Island painter recalls with utmost clarity: the long struggle not just...
October 11, 2014
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We invited Legacy Donors for a special sneak peek performance of the powerful Stickboy Opera that debuted October 2014, followed by an elegant reception at the Vancouver Opera’s rehearsal space.
December 27, 2013
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Life is brighter around some people. Things seem more interesting, more colourful when you are near them. It’s as if these people radiate enthusiasm; their zest for life spills over and suddenly you become more acutely aware of the clouds … the delicate colour and beauty of a flower… the delightful...
September 11, 2013
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Guests relished being a child while interacting with the many exciting Science World exhibits in the Eureka! Gallery and enjoyed a forceful a capella choir performance by Chor Leoni Men’s Choir.
May 23, 2013
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We know very little about Judith Jardine, which is part of what makes this story so compelling. We know that Jardine was born October 4, 1924; the only child of Gladys and William Jardine; and the only grandchild of Willard and Mary Kitchen. We have only three pictures of her. Two were taken in...
December 17, 2012
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Bill and Manny are enjoying their retirement. They both worked hard and invested their money wisely – Bill was a chartered accountant, and Manny (who trained as a miner in Germany) worked in the mining industry, and eventually liquor distribution. Now, at 68 and 72, they are reaping the benefits: a...
December 14, 2012
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As a toddler, Larry Wong would wake each morning to the staccato rhythms of his father’s Singer sewing machine. By the afternoon, he would be crawling on the floor, playing amongst clippings of silk fabric and discarded cotton thread. He remembers his father’s slippered feet that furiously pumped...
September 11, 2012
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We walked with Legacy Donors through the beautiful gardens of the Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Gardens on a guided tour and learned a bit of the vast history that lives within the enclosed walls. It is truly an inner-city oasis! Arts Umbrella Pre-Professional Theatre Group joined us to give...
December 18, 2011
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June Wilson taught school for 48 years, most of them at Elphinstone Secondary in Gibsons, B.C. Now in her 80s, she taught generations of children on the Sunshine Coast. “When I came, I taught the kids there. Then when those kids grew up, I taught their kids. Then I even taught some of the...
July 20, 2011
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Legacy Donors gathered at the Arts Club Theatre for a matinee performance of A Closer Walk with Patsy Cline, a musical tribute of the story of Patsy Cline’s life.
November 26, 2010
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This month, many metro Vancouver men are sporting brand new moustaches for ‘ Movember ’ in support of prostate cancer awareness and to raise funds. Yet few are aware that one of the most passionate prostate cancer activists, Gordon Dunn, lives right in our region. Gordon founded The Vancouver...
September 11, 2010
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The Vancouver Opera welcomed our guests to a world premier of their original production, Lillian Alling. It was an exceptional story of one woman’s journey, on foot, from New York to Russia through British Columbia.
December 18, 2008
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Judith Hall is a dynamo: a pediatrician, geneticist, lecturer, educator, researcher, advocate, volunteer, member of the Order of Canada, award-winning academic and philanthropist. Although Hall turned 69 this year and is technically retired, this enthusiastic, optimistic and high-energy woman could...
December 14, 2008
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It’s 9 a.m. A Tuesday morning, and I’m waiting my turn to interview Dal Richards – well-known bandleader, sax player, Freeman of the City, philanthropist, and nonagenarian. “Dal” is being interviewed by a local TV station. This is just the first in a long series of events today, we are informed by...